PHILADELPHIA -- Doug Collins has resigned after three seasons as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers
and will remain with the franchise as an adviser.

Collins has one year left on his original four-year deal worth $4.5 million. He steps down
after a season so full of promise unraveled starting with the knee injury to center Andrew Bynum.
The Sixers went 34-48 and missed the playoffs for the first time in his three seasons.

The decision was announced today by owner Josh Harris.

"This is his decision," Harris said. "He is not being pushed out."

Collins wanted no part of what is expected to be a long rebuilding process from the bench and
will instead add his input from the front office.

The Sixers picked up the option on Collins' contract for the 2013-14 season in training camp,
and he said then he wanted to remain with the organization in some capacity when his coaching
career is over. It's over earlier than expected.

Collins, a four-time All-Star with the Sixers, returned to the franchise in 2010 and led them
to the playoffs in each of his first two seasons. A year ago, the Sixers eliminated the top-seeded
Chicago Bulls in the first round and fell a win shy of reaching the Eastern Conference finals.

Collins guided a young Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls from 1986-89, and the Detroit
Pistons from 1995-98. He coached Jordan again with the Washington Wizards from 2001-03.

His two seasons with the Wizards had been his only two full seasons in which he did not lead
his team to the playoffs.

Collins worked for TNT after leaving the Wizards and received the Curt Gowdy Media Award at
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his work as a broadcaster.

His son, Chris Collins, was hired as coach at Northwestern this month after a stint as an
assistant with Duke.